The Highest Paid Models of All Time: 15 Photos

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2. Verushka

The daughter of German aristocrats, Countess Vera Gottlieb Anna von Lendorf, who began her modeling career at the age of 20 in the 1960s. By the standards of those times, Verushka was too tall and thin, so in order to get a job she was forced to come up with a pseudonym that sounded like a Russian name.

Man, Stop it! Animals That Halved in 40 Years

More recently, the World Wildlife Fund has published statistics stating that wildlife has declined by 52% since 1970. Your attention is invited to a selection of animals that have experienced the influence of man on nature.

How Women Live in Saudi Arabia: Bans and Prejudices

Being a woman in Saudi Arabia is not as easy as it may seem to uninformed people. The thing is that inside their country they have more prohibitions than permits, which greatly affects their life in general and their existence in society. The most interesting thing in this situation is that at the legislative level, no prohibitions have been spelled out and to this day exist as a kind of tribute to traditions. But this, of course, does not free the woman from moral repressions and even physical punishment for the slightest misconduct, up to and including loss of life. The one that can and cannot be women in Saudi Arabia will be discussed in this collection.

The most unpredictable interconnected things

Each item is endowed with its own unique history of appearance. Some of the inventions are quite explainable and logical, but how can you connect, for example, dogs and velcro closures for shoes? In today's selection, we will talk about the most unusual interconnections of some things that are already familiar to us.

What Did the Most Beautiful Women in the World Look Like 100 Years Ago?

Each period in our history is distinguished not only by significant events and moments that turned its course once and for all, but also by certain standards of appearance that were adopted at one time or another. Today we offer you to see what were the standards of beauty 100 years ago among women and which of them were considered at that time the most attractive, charming and desirable ...

A Huge Stone Ball in the Middle of the Forest

The mountainous country of Bosnia and Herzegovina is shrouded in a considerable number of various miracles. These mysterious stone balls are just one of them. Most of these "balls" in the city of Zavidovichi. It was there, in the town of Podubravle that this huge ball of regular round shape was found, the study of which to this day is closely engaged by archaeologists and scientists ...

Lamborghini Designed with a 3D Printer

Here is the creation of master Sterling Backus, who, together with his son, dared to recreate a model of the popular sports car Lamborghini Aventador. See what they did!

The Actual Sizes of Some Things: 20 Examples With a Comparison!

The truth is, everything in this world is known in comparison! Human vision is an amazing thing, but alas, it is not always possible to trust it. Sometimes, in order to understand the real size of certain things, sometimes familiar to us, things, they just need to be placed next to those whose real sizes we know for sure. You will be surprised how big or small some objects, phenomena or creatures actually are, the real size of which we could not have guessed.

Who was admired in the 90s? List of 20 Stars

The childhood and youth of most of us passed in an interesting time. The girls sang the songs of Britney Spears, and the boys did not stick to the screens during the broadcast of "Inspector Rex". Over time, the places of habitual idols were occupied by other, new idols of our time. However, after viewing this collection, you are guaranteed to plunge into nostalgia and remember how young and popular these stars were once ...

The Most Expensive And Unusual Gifts of Stars

What to give to a person who has everything? This question with an unenviable frequency worries all the stars and their entourage, because perfume, jewelry, travel and even an apartment or a car will not particularly impress any of them. Well, in this collection, look at how celebrities are surprised!